Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Aug 29, 2019, 6:20 AM AKDT (14:20 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-29 14:20:27 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.723° N, 156.896° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.1ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.1ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.669 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.2125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.083 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.9119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.1118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.983 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.3128 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.137 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.4128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.046 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.1114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.9137 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.652 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.655 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.1137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.665 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.6133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.2138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.424 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.830 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.3149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.7155 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.024 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.468 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.046 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.120 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.3146 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.4109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.8117 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.175 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.2135 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away

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